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The general acceptance of conventions for basic linear algebra modules suggests that an effort will soon be made to establish similar conventions for machine dependent parameters and constants. This paper suggests basic concepts and principles which might guide such an effort and raises questions which must be adequately addressed if such an effort is to be successful.
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Cody, W.J. (1977). Machine parameters for numerical analysis. In: Cowell, W. (eds) Portability of Numerical Software. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 57. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-08446-0_35
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